| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Main | 1 | Andras Koroknai |
| 2 | Elisabeth Hille | |
| 3 | --empty-- | |
| 4 | Greg Merson | |
| 5 | Gaelle Baumann | |
| 6 | Michael Esposito | |
| 7 | Robert Salaburu | |
| 8 | --empty-- | |
| 9 | --empty-- | |
| Secondary | 1 | Russell Thomas |
| 2 | --empty-- | |
| 3 | Steven Gee | |
| 4 | Jesse Silvia | |
| 5 | Scott Abrams | |
| 6 | --empty-- | |
| 7 | Jacob Balsiger | |
| 8 | Jeremy Ausmus | |
| 9 | --empty-- |
2012 World Series of Poker
Jesse Sylvia raised to 480,000 from the hijack seat, Scott Abrams called from the cutoff, and Russell Thomas called from the big blind as well. The flop came 

and it checked to Abrams who bet 775,000. Both of his opponents called. The turn was the
. It checked again to Abrams who bet 1.9 million, and this time only Sylvia stuck around.
The river was the
. Sylvia checked, and after a pause Abrams checked as well. Abrams then turned over 
for two pair, and Sylvia mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,700,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
|
20,000,000
4,100,000
|
4,100,000 |
|
|
||
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 510,000 from under the gun, Steven Gee reraised to 1.5 million even from the cutoff, and when it folded back Ausmus called.
The flop came 

and Ausmus checked. Gee continued for 1.75 million, and Ausmus folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
9,100,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
||
The action folded to Andras Koroknai, who raised to 550,000 out of the small blind. Elisabeth Hille defended her big blind, and the dealer fanned 

. Koroknai led for 625,000, and Hille called.
The turn was the
, and Koroknai led again - this time for 1.175 million. Hille again called.
The
completed the board, and Koroknai emptied the chamber, firing a third bullet worth 4 million. Hille decided not to call all in, and mucked her hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,035,000
3,225,000
|
3,225,000 |
|
|
3,845,000
3,635,000
|
3,635,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 40,000
In the last hand of Level 33, Russell Thomas opened for 500,000 from the cutoff and got no less than three callers — Steven Gee (button), Jesse Sylvia (small blind), and Scott Abrams (big blind).
The flop came ![]()
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, and when it checked around to Gee, he bet 1.45 million. Sylvia then raised to 3.4 million from the small blind, and after a pause Abrams reraised to 7 million total. Thomas and Gee both folded, and the action was back on Sylvia. He waited about 10 seconds before reraising all in and Abrams called right away.
Abrams: ![]()
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Sylvia: ![]()
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Abrams was all in for more than 19 million, behind Sylvia's set of sevens and looking for a diamond. The turn was the
and Abrams was down to one card. The river then brought the
, eliminating Abrams and catapulting Sylvia up near the 50 million-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Robert Salburu limped from the cutoff as did Andras Koroknai on the button. Greg Merson checked his option from the big and it was three-way action to the 

flop. Merson checked, Salaburu bet 500,000, and Koroknai made the call.
After Merson got out of the way, the
appeared on the turn and Koroknai called a bet of 725,000 from Salaburu. The latter proceeded to fire out 2 million on the
river, and Koroknai called. Salaburu rolled over 
, and it was good as Koroknai sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,790,000
4,245,000
|
4,245,000 |
|
|
16,675,000
5,655,000
|
5,655,000 |
Andras Koroknai raised to 605,000 from the cutoff seat, Elisabeth Hille three-bet jammed for 3.465 million on the button, and the action folded back to Koroknai, who called.
Hille: ![]()
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Koroknai: ![]()
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The Norwegians and the Hungarians in attendance jumped to their feet when Koroknai called, and the mothership grew quiet as the flop fell ![]()
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. It was no help for Hille.
The turn was paint, and the crowd erupted when it hit the felt, but all the
did was give Hille extra outs to make a straight.
The
completed the board, and Koroknai's rail went berserk. Once the cheering died down, the entire mothership began clapping for Hille as she exited through the tunnel.
We're now down to ten players, and redrawing for seats at the Main Feature table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,180,000
20,055,000
|
20,055,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Main | 1 | Russell Thomas |
| 2 | Jacob Balsiger | |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | |
| 4 | Steven Gee | |
| 5 | Greg Merson | |
| 6 | Gaelle Baumann | |
| 7 | Jesse Sylvia | |
| 8 | Robert Salaburu | |
| 9 | Andras Koroknai | |
| 10 | Michael Esposito |
In the first hand of the unoffical final table, Steven Gee started with the button in Seat 4 and Jesse Sylvia raised to 600,000 under the gun. The rest of the field got out of the way and Sylvia took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,450,000
3,950,000
|
3,950,000 |